About
Kickass Mall Cop is the nickname of Darien Long, a former mall security guard who rose to fame online after posting videos of incidents he filmed while on the job at a shopping center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Online History
On January 24th, 2013, a Facebook[3] page titled “Atlanta’s Downtown Criminal Culture” was launched, which claims to be the “official Facebook page endorsed by Darien Long.” In the following two months, the page gained more than 2,600 likes. On January 28th, Redditor gentimmy submitted a LiveLeak video to the /r/videos[1] subreddit, featuring footage of Darien Long shooting a mother in front of her children with a taser gun in self defense (shown below). Within two months, the post received over 8,800 up votes and 5,600 comments.
On January 31st, Long created the KickAssMallCop YouTube channel,[2] receiving upwards of 1.3 million video views and 15,000 subscribers within the next two months.
Reputation
Many have hailed Long as a local hero for attempting to clean up downtown Atlanta to bring in new businesses. Other have criticized him for escalating situations by being overly aggressive and using unnecessary force.
Reddit Fundraiser
Search Interest
External References
[1]Reddit – Trashy Mom Gets Tased
[2]YouTuber – KickAssMallCop
[3]Facebook – Atlantas Downtown Criminal Culture